Autographic register



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Patented May 19, 1936 UNITED PATENT OFFICE AUTOGRLAPHIC REGIS'IER Application2'0ctoberT2,

.3 Claims.

-This invention relates toimprovements in:autographic registers, and-has for its object to use the same distance betweencreasesfor the width or the tickets and to vary the "length of the tickets by'varying the WidthOfithe sheet folded "nthe creases. By this arrangement it'is possible to have a large number oi -leng-ths of sheets without changing the throw" of the machine. By changing the size of the writing opening, or'the =1O size of the form, and writing on the sheet lengthwise rather than the usual crosswise positiongthis -is accomplished.

-It is understood that the variationsin tickets take'place primarily in length and that 'the vari- In other words, there are a large number of different tickets of similar widths. By-selectingfour standard widths of'8 6 and- 4 A" it is only necessary to have two'types (if-machines; ma-

-chines able to-handle a 5 Width and the'8 /2" width.

This permits'variation in lengths from '3' to 11', and variation in widths by either varying the machine throw or by multiplying the standard distancebetween the actuating pins. On one 'machine the spacing between pins is 2%", which ;permitsoi; using either a 5 'wide'ticket or a "2%" ticket. On, the other type-of machine the "distance between pins is either 4%"- or '8 V Another advantage of theinvention is'thatthe ;.press can be set up for the printing'of--standard "formswith a very small variation,i-'so-as'to elim- "inate the make-ready and set-ups of the press. .The only change that need be made in the ma- ;lfchine is eitherto adjust a pair of guides or substitutea lid with .a larger one. smaller opening .'over the writing table. 'Bythi s arrangement f'thereis a constantthrow; that-is, a constant width ofJformbetween'creases and a variation -40 of. the. length of the sheet; which becomes a trans- "55 endofthe-casingby mearis of ears 3 and pivots 4.

1934, Serial No. 746,542

This cover or lid hastherein'the usual writing opening5. It also is-provide'd attheendremote from-its pivot with anarcuate part -5a, terminatingin an end- 6 engaged by-means of a lid-or cover I pivoted by means of ears -8-and-a pivot 9 tothe {.5 end of the casing remote from the" pivots 4.

Beneath the opening5 and within-the casing is a table I0- pivotally supported at one end by -meansof-ears ll and pivots l2,- =while it is supported at its other end by means-of-studsfl3 lo- .10 cated' on thesides of the casing. Near the pivoted end of the table is -a transversely extendingslot I4 adapted-tobe partly-closed'by-means of an aligning plate lisupportedon the under side of 'thetable by means of-studsorsupports--16. To

this plate is-attached one end of a bar ll which has its other-end l 8-bent down to receive--a--bolt l9 supportedadjustablythereonby means of-nuts 20. This bolt has thereon a head 2 I ,-the' purpose of-which --will be later described.

Attached to the bar I'I-is-a'Iug ZZ, which'has attached thereto one endof-a coil spring 23,-the other end of---which is attached to apost 24, supported on thetable and extending through a slot in the bar for'supporting and-guiding the harm 5 its longitudinal movement for operating 'the aligning plate l'i. "For thepurpose-of supporting the bar I'l adjacent the lower'face of 'the table the I post 24 is provided with a washer 25 which engages theunder-suriace of the -bar.

Within -the'arcuate part 5a of the cover 2 is a presser roller-26; supported at each endby means of a bar .21. Each bar 21 haszin its upper end a hole to receive a bearing member of the roller. In each'barll areslots =28 to receive pins'29 located -in the -side:of the casing for guiding the .bar. The lower end of eachbar is. bent; inwardly as .at33fi, ;just. above a bracket. 3 I attached to; the .side of the casing.

Extending through :the .bent part 30 ;of v.the bracket: 3| .is.a:..bolt..32. The, head-of this bolt rests upon the :part; 30 and. has; onrits-lower end a nutl'34, .-.whichaservesito compressa; spring 33 located betweenpthe nut and the bracket. ,1T'hese springs act upon thepbarsrZl to holdthe-roller -26 in its lowermost position solthatgitrwill engage fee'dzdiscsfl located upon a feedshaftj35 suitably supportedlinibearings in the sides-of the casing immediatelyabeneath the presser roller. 'fIfheends of the shaft :35 extend. ,;through: slotsprovided therefor the bars Z'Lso ,thatfthebarsmayfreely move uupeandedown.

The center ofathe shaft.35;is;prov. ded witn -a sleeve-36, wvhi'chhasvat each endjrthereof thezdisc 31. Ihese discs :cooperate :witlrgthe presserro1lerg 5 in feeding the group of strips of paper across the writing table. Each disc has about'one-third of its periphery cut away at 38 so that during one complete rotation of the disc the feeding operation takes place during about two-thirds of the operation. There is also attached to one end of a has thereon a lip 42 for engagement with the head 2| of the bolt l9 for operating the bar l1 V and the aligning plate l5. Intermediate its ends the arm 40 is provided with a s1ot'44' into which a pin 45, supported on the side of, the casing,

projects for limiting the movement of the arm.

7 At one end of the casing beneath thelid 2 is a stack 46 of folded strips of paper, arranged in superimposed relationship" to form groups 41.

, These strips as they leave the stack' 46 pass over a guide rod 48 supported by the sides of the. casing immediately beneath the slot l4. These strips after passing over the guide rod 48 pass by one edge of the aligning plate and onto the table toward the presser roller 26. The rod 48 has a pair of strip-engaging collars'48a;

As the group is fed forwardly, because of the action of the presser roller and the feeding disc, the upper strip 49 passes out of the casing above the lid 1, while the other strips 50 pass into the otherend of the casing, into a stack 5|. In passing into this stack the strips 50 are guided by means of a loop 52. The strip 49 passes through a slot 53 provided therefor in thelid 2 adjacent the part 5a. r 7

'At one side of the casing is a carbon paper container 54, which has thereon a lid 55. The parts of the presser roller adjacent the feed discs are knurled, as indicated by the numeral 56. For the purpose of causing the presser roller to rotate I gripped and aligned and held in tense and tight condition; :Figure 2 shows the condition of the operating parts during theperiod of writing and at the beginning and at the end of each operation.

As-soon as the handle is operated to advance the strips the lip 42 is broughtout of engagement with the head 2| of the bolt l9 so that the align- 39 contacts with the arm 40 so that the lip 42 is brought into contact with the head 2| of the bolt I9, thereby forcing the aligning plate to substantially cover the slot I4 and grip the paper between the aligning plate and the table, at the 'part of the'slot adjacent the pivots I2. 'I'hisoperation of the aligning plate causes the strips of paper to be aligned, and after the strips are aligned the feeding'discs again engage the strips so the strips of paper are tightened, and crimps as come within the, scope invention. a r

' Having, thus fully described our invention, what removed. The paper is again in the shown in Figure 2. t

In this form of autographic register strips of varying widths may be used by replacing the cover by another cover having a writing opening therein of less or greater width. For accommodating strips of paper of various widths'the collars 48a may be adjusted along the rod,48.

It will be understood that it is desired to comprehend within this invention such modifications of the claims and the we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: r r

1. In an autographic register, a casing, a table in the casing, said table having a slot through whicha group of superimposed creased strips of paper pass onto the table, a fiat plate adapted to slide on the underside of said table across the slot and cooperatewith thetable at one side of the slot to engage the stripsin the creases between an upper edge of said plate and the lower edge'of said slotand align them, rotating members sup-' ported by the casing, means on the rotating members to grip and move the strips across the table during the first partrof a rotation thereof and to release the strips during the second part of said named means coming into operation at the end of the second part of the rotation, said last-named 7 condition means comprising an arm pivoted at one end and a cam member operating on the other end of the arm. 5

2. In an autographic register having a fla paper table with a transverse paper guiding slot therein, the combination with a casing and paperfeeding mechanism comprising a pair of rotatable cylindrical devices mounted on a transverse shaft, of paper-aligning devices comprising a pivoted arm actuated by a cam-mounted onsaidshaft, and an aligning device comprising-a planar plate slidably engaging the under surface of the table spring-actuated in one direction and by said arm in the other direction to wedgethe paper sheets between the upper forward edge of said plate and the lower edge of said slot to alignthem by partially closing said slot; said feeding mechanism having a portion of its periphery cut away, so

that the feeding is suspended and the sheets of paper released when the aligning device is acting on the paper. c

3. In an autographic register having aslotted table therein the combination with acasing, and

paper-feeding devices comprising a rotatable roll- 7 er and rotatable disks adapted to grip the, several paper sheets and feed them, of a paper-aligning device comprising a pivoted arm actuated by the feeding mechanism, a sliding fiat paper aligning plate under the slotted paper table and in engage- V ment therewith actuated to grip the paper be- 7 tween the upper forward edge of said plate and a lower edge of said slot and pull theseveral sheets to align them, a self-actuating device tomove the plate in the opposite direction, and guide ,devices including the transverse slot in the table adapted to act on the edges of the paper sheetsto'guide them to their position on the writing table "of the machine; the feeding disks being cut away in a portion of their periphery to stop the feeding ac- WILLIAM c; PFEIFFER;

7 tion during the operation of the aligning devices. 7 r 

